Legal Opinion

Salvatore Bagnara v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 27, 2016No. 4D14-4093PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDamoorgian, J.

Appellant, Salvatore Bagnara, appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of burglary of a dwelling’and one count of third degree grand theft after he took a riding mower from his neighbor’s garage. On appeal, Appellant argues that: 1) the State failed-to establish the value of the mower and, therefore, did not prove the charge of grand theft; and 2) the trial court erred by prohibiting Appellant from introducing evidence that the victim did not own the home that Appellant allegedly burglarized. We agree with Appellant and reverse.

The following transpired at Appellant’s trial. The…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. F.B. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. State v. HawthorneSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. Corzo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  5. In Interest of MESupreme Court of Florida · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Lesovsky v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. D.D. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  4. Gonzalez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  5. WILL TWIGG v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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